This week, Minnesota was awarded three compensatory draft picks.
Compensatory draft picks are awarded to a team based off free agency losses and gains. The most compensatory picks a team could have received was four, so three is pretty good. The Vikings received a third round pick and two seventh round picks.
That third round pick will really come in handy for the Vikings, considering this could be an offseason that sees a lot of veteran talent finding elsewhere to play.
So how much success do the Vikings have when it comes to compensatory picks? Here is a quick breakdown of each Vikings player drafted with a compensatory pick in the past decade.
2019: WR Bisi Johnson, seventh round
The Vikings got solid production out of Johnson for where they drafted him. He was third among Minnesota wideouts in receiving yards this past season. He filled in when Adam Thielen was hurt at times. Overall, he was a good choice that added depth to a position that occasionally needed it.